Month: May 2021

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Drones

Kroger testing drone delivery service for small groceries, items in Ohio | Fox Business

The Kroger Co

Kroger, a regional supermarket chain, has conducted pilot testing on using drones to deliver groceries in Cincinnati, Monroe. Residents in the two cities can place their orders on kroger.com for drone delivery and have their packages delivered straight to their smartphone’s geolocation. Packages up to five pounds are accepted. The drones used are manufactured by Drone Express, a local delivery business under TELEGRID Technologies, Inc.

Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/ohio-kroger-testing-drone-delivery-small-groceries

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Cyber Security

Suspected Chinese hackers are breaking into nearby military targets | Cyber Scoop

In a Bitdefender research published last Wednesday, it was revealed that Chinese hackers have been hacking into military and government organizations in Southeast Asia for two years already. The hackers are known as the Naikon group and are believed to have ties to the People’s Liberation Army. They are suspected of having been conducting espionage against the organizations and stealing data from the victims.

Source: https://www.cyberscoop.com/chinese-military-hackers-naikon-bitdefender-military/

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Artificial Intelligence

‘I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them’ | BBC News

After ten failed attempts, Matt Ginsberg, an AI scientist, author, playwright, magician, and stunt plane pilot, has successfully created a computer program that can solve a crossword puzzle. He came up with the idea after losing numerous crossword puzzle competitions worldwide. The program is known as Dr Fill and was first used in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, the leading crossword competition in the US.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56934716